TOO MUCH WIND AND NOT ENOUGH FISHERMEN
La Paz – Las Arenas Fishing Report for Dec. 17, 2006
Photo 1: Verda Boyd and Tim Zimmer are both sheriff’s officers from the San Francisco BayArea 0f California so they’re used to clouds, wind and chilly conditions. They always come in December when no one else is around and always seem to do well and have a good time. Here, Verda shows off a day’s work of sierra.
THE FISHING REPORT
Crummy week! Earlier in the week we had anglers, but had to cancel most trips because the winds were whipping so hard. By the time the winds calmed down later in the week, all the fishermen had gone home. We really were living on borrowed time. The dorado bite from the summer continued a good 2 months longer than expected right into late November with great conditions when we had no right to be expecting that kind of warm water fishing. However, two weeks ago the winds whipped up out of the north like they do this time of year and it’s amazing how fast the water temps dropped a good 5-10 degrees in some spots to the lower 70’s so I think the warm water season has finally come to a close and getting cooler.
Photo 2: Verda holds up a nice dorado taken off the south end of Espiritu Santo Island. I think this officially marks pretty much the end of the warm water season and the end of the best dorado bite I have ever seen that lasted from late May to early December with some of the most prolific mahi fishing ever. That’s Tim Zimmer peaking out from the background. He’s been cursed lately and Verda keeps outfishing him even though he rigs up all the gear and baits everything the same!
Photo 3: Tim is finally on the board! Tim holds a nice jack crevalle which like the dorado is normally a warm-water species. It tastes terrible so we release most, but they are terrific fighters. On the right is popular Captain Raul “Papa” Martinez.
CABIN FEVER CLASSIC IS ANNOUNCED
Everyone has been asking and I’m sorry for taking so long to pick a date, but I just wanted to make sure we had airflights and they weren’t sky-high (so to speak), especiallly after the experiences of last year when so many of us got stranded by Aero California! However, now that both Alaska Air and Delta Air have joined Aero Mexico in flights to La Paz, let’s rock! In fact, we’ve been checking random dates for much of 2007 and there’s some good rates out there! Delta seems to have the cheapest, but if you shop around they’re between $300 and 400 dollar round trip which is about 1/2 of what it was sometimes in 2006!
Anyway…here’s the scoop!
Event: SIXTH ANNUAL CABIN FEVER CLASSIC
Dates: April 12-16, 2007
Package: 5 days in La Paz/4 nights waterfront hotel at La Concha Beach Resort/ 3 days panga fishing Las Arenas with option on 3rd day to fish La Paz weather permitting/ round trip airport transfers La Paz airport to hotel and back/ boat/ skipper/ tackle/ ice/ fish cleaning/ fish freezing/ breaktfast, lunch, soft drinks, water on fishing days/ shuttles to boats/ welcome cocktails/ beach taco barbecue/ all taxes
Price: $630 per person double occupancy (two per room and two per boat)
Extras: tips/ bait/ alcohol/personal items
Notes: This started as a joke and has become one of the most popular events we’ve ever hosted. The idea is to officially start our fishing season by getting you out of your “cabin” after a long winter! We don’t promise there will even be fish, but we do promise a good time with some really fun people, many who come year-after year! Some only come for this event and become regulars!
As mentioned, we have no idea what we’ll catch. Maybe nothing! It all depends on what Mother Nature throws at us. However, in the past, one year we caught a ton of big roosters and jacks. Another year, dorado showed up and blew us all away. Another year, I think we had 15 different species of fish! Last year, was the year of the giant yellowtail with huge 30 and 40 pound yellowtail showing up in shallow water plus big pargo in the rocks! You just never know! But, we sure had a good time!
If you’re interested, just fire me an e-mail at riplipboy@aol.com and we’ll hook it up for you. We already have about 10 people booked with deposits even though we didn’t even know the dates so let us know ASAP. We have limited space for this one!
WHALE WATCHING SEASON APPROACHING!
Yes, it’s here again. From about January to March, the California grey whales show up in Baja. It’s incredible to see so many whales in the calm lagoons of Mag Bay. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience that would make a great gift for yourself or family. We can set it all up for you. Get up and close and personal with these magnificent creatures. Just click this to get to my other webpage: http://www.tailhunter-international.com/jonathansblog.htm. Best time is in February when the whales are usually all in place and aren’t nervous about having the pangas around them and will often come right up to the boats!
TAILHUNTER’s SHOW SEASON for 2007
Everyone is asking us when we’re going to be in their neck of the woods for our fishing shows! I posted it a few weeks ago but happily put it out again. I’ll do it every few weeks so the info is fresh. Please come say hello. It’s always nice to see old friends and make new ones!
January 11 to 14 – International Sportsmen’s Expo San Mateo Expo Center, San Mateo CA
January 18 to 21 – International Sportmens’ Expo California State Fairgrounds, Sacramento CA
January 25 to 28 – International Sportsmen Expo Denver Convention Center, Denver CO
Feb. 7 to 11 – Pacific Northwest Sportsmens Show, Portland Expo Center, Portland OR
March 1 to 5 – Fred Hall Fishing & Boating Show, Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach CA
March 15 to 18 – International Sportsmens’ Expo, Sandy Convention Center, Salt Lake City UT
March 29 to April 1 – Great Alaskan Sportsman’s Show, Anchorage AK
NEW WORLD RECORD BLUE MARLIN ON A SPEARGUN!
Check this out! Just click: http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=725799E7-A6A9-481A-BFA8-41775E00826D&f=00&fg=email Pretty incredible. Remember, this is the world of freediving…no tanks allowed!
That’s my story!
Have a Great Week!
Jonathan
Jonathan Roldan’s Tailhunter International
Website: www.tailhunter-international.com
Phone: (626) 333-3355
FAX: (626) 333-0115
E-Mail: Riplipboy@aol.com
U.S. Office: 3319 White Cloud Dr., Suite A, Hacienda Hts. CA 91745Mexico Office: Carr. a Pichilingue KM 5, Numero 205, La Paz, Baja Cal Sur, Mexico
“When your life finally flashes before your eyes, you will have only moments to regret all the things in life you never had the courage to try.”
That's My Story 
Leave a Reply